Russia has been sending captured US Javelins and Stingers from Ukraine to Iran, which may be able to reverse-engineer the technology: report

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : According to the sources, Russia has flown some of these weapons to Iran, likely so that it can take them apart and analyze the technology in order to create its own versions of the weapons.
50% : Russia also believes that providing the captured weapons to Iran encourages the maintenance of an alliance between the two countries, the sources said.
47% :"Iran has demonstrated the capability to reverse-engineer US weapons in the past," Jonathan Lord, a senior fellow and director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, told CNN.
42% : Russia has been sending Western-supplied weapons captured on the battlefields of Ukraine to its ally Iran, which may be able to reverse-engineer the technology, according to CNN.
42% : The media outlet reported that it's unclear if Iran has successfully reverse-engineered any US weapons seized in Ukraine, but it added that the country has a track record of doing so.
41% : According to CNN, US officials don't think the issue of weapons being sent to Iran is widespread, but noted that it is difficult to track.
37% : In the 1970s, Iran successfully reverse-engineered the American BGM-71 TOW missile, creating a replica anti-tank-guided missile called the Toophan.
31% : Earlier reports have suggested that Iran is sending ammunition and military drones to Russia, with US and NATO officials telling Foreign Policy this month that Russia and Iran are increasing defense ties.

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